US EditionWest Indies cricket goes to bat for a qualifying path to Los Angeles Olympics
- Cricket West Indies officials wrote to the International Cricket Council on May 15, 2025, seeking a qualifying process for Caribbean nations at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics cricket events.
- They took action because current Olympic regulations do not allow the West Indies to compete as a combined team in the upcoming return of cricket after 128 years.
- CWI proposed two qualification pathways: a domestic inter-Caribbean tournament if the West Indies teams qualify by ranking or direct qualification for individual member countries.
- Chris Dehring, chief executive of Cricket West Indies, emphasized the importance of fairness and inclusion to ensure cricketers have the opportunity to be part of Olympic history, highlighting the significance of the Games' spirit.
- This effort aims to maintain the region’s Olympic legacy and allow the 15 member countries and territories, many with separate Olympic committees, to compete in the six-team T20 event.
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West Indies issue LA 2028 Olympic cricket plea
Cricket West Indies have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give Caribbean nations a chance to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Games and avoid the region being "shut out of history". LA 2028 will see cricket returning to the Olympics for the first time since 1900, with a six-team T20 event in both the men's and women's game set to be included in the programme. The ICC, cricket's global governing body, have yet to announce the qual…
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West Indies cricket goes to bat for a qualifying path to Los Angeles Olympics
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — West Indies cricket wants its member countries and territories to have a way to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if the composite side is prevented from entering the Games.
CWI Pushes For Olympic Inclusion
Cricket West Indies has made a formal appeal to the International Cricket Council, urging that the Caribbean’s distinctive cricketing structure be recognised in upcoming talks with the International Olympic Committee on the qualification process for cricket’s return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
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